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Letters Patent.

Application filed January 5, 1917. Serial No. 140,810.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH PRrrzEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stillwater, in the county of Washington and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to ironing boards of the foldable type.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an ironing board of the above stated character wherein provisions are made for a firm and effective detachable connection of both the ironing board and sleeve board to the vertical standard of the stand.

A further object of the invention contemplates the production of an ironing board wherein means are employed for holding the standard to the stand in an upright or active position, and said means being further designed to permit of the vertical adjustment of the ironing board to different heights to suit the convenience of the party using the same.

A still further object of the invention resides in the production of an ironing board so constructed whereby the same may be readily set up for use or knocked down, the ironing board when in a collapsed or knocked down position occupying but a minimum amount of space for the storage or transportation of the same.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features, details of construction and combination of parts which will hereinafter be more fully set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claim.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the ironing board constructed for use;

Fig. 2 is an end view;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing the sleeve board removed and the ironing board in dotted lines;

Fig. 4 is a section on line 44 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation showing the manner of connection of the ironing board with the brackets; and

Fig. 6 is a transverse section taken on line 66 of Fig. 5.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, in which like characters of reference refer to corresponding parts in the several views, 5 denotes my improved foldable ironing board generally embodying a stand 6. The stand 6 is illustrated as embodying an elongated rectangular base portion 7 having hingedly connected adjacent one of its ends through the medium of the hinges 8 a vertical standard 9. The outward swinging movement of the vertical standard 9 is limited by securing to the outer side face L-shaped legs 10, thus when the standard assumes its vertical upright position, the horizontal portion of the legs will engage with the base 7 as clearly shown, and this standard is then securely fastened in such position by the employment of a hook 11 engaging in the screw eye 12.

The vertical standard 9 of the stand is adapted to permit of the sleeve board 13 and the ironing board 14 to be detachably connected therewith, but for the sake of clearness the sleeve board will be hereinafter referred to as the secondary board While the ironing board 14 will be hereinafter referred to as the main board.

The means for-detachably securing the auxiliary board 13 to the standard consists of a pair of spaced cleats 15 having their arms 16 secured to the outer face of the vertical standard through the employment of fasteners 17 and when so positioned the yieldable sockets 18 of the cleats are disposedflush or in a plane with the upper tranverse edge of the standard, conse quently when the auxiliary board 13 is forced into the sockets of the cleats, the upper edge of the standard, to an extent, will serve to support the sleeve board and hold the same rigid. This sleeve board is provided with spaced apertures in which the pin 19 is inserted and said pin after passing through the sleeve board is thence projected in the apertures 20 of the cleats and seated in suitable apertures formed in the upper edge of the standard, thusserving to positively connect the sleeve board with the ironing stand against any accidental displacement. The fastening pin 19 is secured to each of the vertical side edges of the standard by a suitable chain or other flexible connection 21. Connected to the inner face 22 of the vertical standard 19 for vertical adjustment are upper and lower cleats 23 and 24 respectively. These cleats are disposed in superposed relation one to the other and transversely ofthe standard 9 and each cleat is so bent to provide therein a pair of spaced U-shaped sockets 25 connected to one Patented May 21, 1918..

" another b a connectin portion 26 and protruding t rough suita le openin formed in the connecting portions 26 0 the cleats is a plurality of bolts or other suitable fastenin devices 27 having their shanks projecte through the elon ated vertical slots 28 formed in the stan ard. Threadedly mounted on the protruding portion of the shank of the fasteners 27 are nuts 28', whereby upon the tightening of the same after the desired adjustments, of the cleats have been accomplished, will retain the cleats firmly connected with the standard and the fundamental feature of so connecting the cleats with the standard will be hereinafter more fully set forth as the descriptlon of the 1nvention is proceeded with. The terminal ends of each of said cleats 23 and 24 are bent to provide apertured bearings 29 in which are threadedly mounted thumb adjustin screws 30. The cleats when 'arrange in the manner heretofore referred to, will dispose the sockets 25 of each of the cleats in superposed relation to one another to permit of the L-shaped brackets 31 being first inserted downwardly therein, after which the depending extremity 32 of the angular braces 33 is inserted through the sockets and in rear of the brackets 31. When so arranged, the braces will support the brackets against any accidental revolving movement with respect to the socket and hold the same spaced in a horizontal plane and above the base 7 of the stand. 'The arms 34 of the brackets are constructed from angle iron, and provided on the horizontal portions of these brackets are pairs of Iongitudinally alined fingers 35 adapted to project in the sockets '36 of the cleats 37, for attaching the main board 14; to said brackets. This arrangement of the fingers and cleats aflords a suitable and convenient manner of connecting or disconnecting the ironing board to the stand and in order to assure against any accidental displacement of the main board 14 from the brackets, use is made of hooks 38 connected to the opposite vertical edges of the standards 9 for a pivoted and vertical adjustment and adapted upon the application of the board 14 to extend within the eyes 39. The main board when so connected, may be readily adjusted to different hei hts, owing to the manner of connection of t e cleats 23 and 24 with the standard to suit the convenience of the parties using the board.

Inserted upwardly through suitable opening formed in the base of the stand at a point substantially medially of its length,

is a pair of screw eyes 40; the shank of said eyes pass upwardly through the elongated slots 41 provided -1n each of the blocks 42, and threadedly connected on the extremity of the shank of the screw eyes are suitable thumb adjustin nuts 43, which aside from the connecting locks to the base in spaced longitudinal relation one to the other, further affords a suitable means for ada ting each of said blocks for longitudinal a justment with respect to said base. A connecting bolt 44 extends through both of the blocks 42 and has journaled on the protruding extremity thereof and exteriorly of the blocks a pair of brace rods 45, the free end of the rods being provided with hooked ends adapted to engage with the thumb nuts 30. The manner of connecting the hooked end of the rods with said bearings solely depends upon the height to which the main board 14 is adjusted. The said brace rods by being pivotally mounted on the connecting bolt, when not in use may be readily swung to lie in a plane with the blocks &2 and abut against the cli s 46 secured to the opposite longitudinal edges the stand 7.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of construction and the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates, and while I have described the principles of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the appended claim. 4

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is A device of the class described com rising a base and a slotted standard rising from said base, an ironing board, cleats,

fastening means carried by the cleats and extending through the slots of the standard for vertlcal adjustment, said cleats provided with sockets, a bearing extending laterally from each socket and formed integral with the cleats, brackets supported in the sockets of the cleats, and means provided on said brackets for detachably connecting the ironing board therewith, screws threaded in said bearings, and brace rods having detachable connection. at one end with said screws and a slidable connection at its opposite end with the base.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ADOLPH PRITZEL. 

